New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

BREWARRINA LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2000 - REG 2

2 Aims, objectives etc

The general aims of this plan are:

(a) to encourage the proper management, development and conservation of natural and other resources within the local government area of Brewarrina by protecting, enhancing and conserving:

(i) prime crop and pasture land,

(ii) timber, minerals, soil, water and other natural resources,

(iii) places and areas of significance for nature conservation, including habitat of threatened species, populations and ecological communities and areas of native vegetation,

(iv) features and places of high scenic or recreational value,

(v) places and buildings of archaeological, cultural or heritage significance, and

(vi) waterways and associated wetlands for habitat, refuge and breeding sites, and recreational, cultural and scenic values,

(b) to improve the attractiveness and civic image of Brewarrina and surrounding villages by:

(i) improving the appearance and facilities in open space areas, and

(ii) improving the streetscape throughout the township, villages and approaches,

(c) to facilitate growth and development of the local government area of Brewarrina in a manner which is consistent with the aims specified above and which:

(i) minimises the cost to the community of fragmented and isolated development of land,

(ii) facilitates the efficient and effective delivery of amenities and services,

(iii) facilitates a range of residential and employment opportunities in accordance with demand,

(iv) facilitates farm adjustments and redevelopment,

(v) ensures that the efficiency of arterial roads is not adversely affected by development on adjacent land,

(vi) encourages a mix of land use types where such uses are compatible, and

(vii) provides for orderly development of tourist activity,

(d) to provide flexible planning controls to assist the Council and other consent authorities in their administration of planning,

(e) to provide suitably zoned land so as:

(i) to increase employment opportunities through the efficient management of resources, including the expansion of the tourist industry,

(ii) to provide opportunities for industrial development, employment, and economic and enterprise growth,

(iii) to provide for minor expansion of township areas to meet future urban growth needs, and

(iv) to minimise conflict due to inappropriate land uses adjoining on one another,

(f) to facilitate a reasonable standard of development,

(g) to encourage a built environment and amenity which is attractive to visitors, residents and investors,

(h) to maintain and enhance the town of Brewarrina as a major urban, administrative and service centre within the local government area, and

(i) to promote the villages of Goodooga, Gongolgon, Weilmoringle and Angledool as rural service communities.